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Mary Jordan
‘I want to show the audience my life’: Melania Trump’s biographer gives her verdict on the biopic

Mon 2 Feb 2026

‘I want to show the audience my life’: Melania Trump’s biographer gives her verdict on the biopic
Aisling Flaherty
‘I saw the Melania film four times on opening day. Did anyone else?’

Mon 2 Feb 2026

‘I saw the Melania film four times on opening day. Did anyone else?’
The Observer view
The Lords are defying democracy

Sun 1 Feb 2026

The Lords are defying democracy
Siri Hustvedt
In my home state of Minnesota, neighbours are standing strong against ICE

Sun 1 Feb 2026

In my home state of Minnesota, neighbours are standing strong against ICE
Marie Le Conte
The Melania film? As insightful as ‘train go choo-choo’

Sat 31 Jan 2026

The Melania film? As insightful as ‘train go choo-choo’
Xavier Greenwood
An Englishman in New York learns to avoid the yellow ice

Sat 31 Jan 2026

An Englishman in New York learns to avoid the yellow ice
David Sedaris
The Crossing Guard

Sat 31 Jan 2026

The Crossing Guard
Martha Gill
It’s tragic that some women can’t conceive, but surrogacy is too risky an answer

Wed 28 Jan 2026

It’s tragic that some women can’t conceive, but surrogacy is too risky an answer
Heidi Thomas
Measles is back. We need herd immunity, not herd instinct

Tue 27 Jan 2026

Measles is back. We need herd immunity, not herd instinct
Philippe Petit
Scaling skyscrapers is a celebration of life

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Scaling skyscrapers is a celebration of life
Megan Nolan
Thank goodness for the Beckhams’ Freudian melodrama

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Thank goodness for the Beckhams’ Freudian melodrama
The Observer Leader
Business leaders must speak up on Donald Trump

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Business leaders must speak up on Donald Trump
Matthew Bishop
Who’s the daddy? A Davos diary

Thu 22 Jan 2026

Who’s the daddy? A Davos diary
Andrew Rawnsley
Starmer dodges a bullet, but the worst may be yet to come

Wed 21 Jan 2026

Starmer dodges a bullet, but the worst may be yet to come
Anonymous
I’m estranged from my parents – I know how Brooklyn Beckham feels

Tue 20 Jan 2026

I’m estranged from my parents – I know how Brooklyn Beckham feels
Giles Whittell
Fake news: the Greenland emergency is an elaborate confection

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Fake news: the Greenland emergency is an elaborate confection
The Observer view
Iran’s theocracy could have chosen humanity, but it chose murder

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Iran’s theocracy could have chosen humanity, but it chose murder
Vanessa Thorpe
Lost in translation at the Jaipur literature festival

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Lost in translation at the Jaipur literature festival
Will Hutton
Reeves v the OBR: what really happened

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Reeves v the OBR: what really happened

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